James Burke (boxer)
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James "Deaf" Burke was an English bare-knuckle boxer active from 1828 to 1843. He primarily competed in Southern England, though he also toured the United States from 1836 to 1838, fighting both exhib
Hand-coloured aquatint by Charles Hunt, c. 1839 (after a painting by Henry Hoppner Meyer)
Bare-knuckle boxing
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Bare-knuckle boxing is a full-contact combat sport in which participants box without any form of padding on the hands. The sport, as it is known today, originated in 17th-century England and, although
James Burke (boxer)
…James "Deaf" Burke (8 December 1809 – 8 January 1845) was an English bare-knuckle boxer active from 1828 to 1843. He primarily competed in Southern England, though he also toured the United States from 1836 to 1838, fighting both exhibition…
Irish-American fighter John L. Sullivan
Depiction of bare-knuckle boxers George Godfrey vs. Joe Lannon in chancery
Tom Molineaux (left) vs Tom Cribb in a re-match for the heavyweight championship of England, 1811.